16 optical fibre connectors in 1U rack panel

Surrey-based Cliff Electronics is offering pre-assembled fibre-optic connector rack panels, fitting 16 connectors in each 1U x 19” panel. Based on the firm’s ‘FeedThrough’ profile, which fits various electrical and optical connectors in the standard cut-out for an XLR connector, there are four pre-loaded panels – include one with the ST MM (multi-mode) fibre-optic connector whose straight ...

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Q2 a record for wafer shipments.

Q2 silicon wafer area shipments rose 2.5% to 3,160 million square inches from Q1’s  3,084 million square inchesM  according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG). Q2 total area shipments are 6.1%  higher than Q2 2017 shipments. “The second calendar quarter of the year typically enjoys a volume increase over the first quarter,” says SEMI SMG chairman ...

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Charcroft signs Euroquartz

Charcroft Electronics, the Llanwrtyd Wells-based specialist components manufacturer and distributor, has signed a UK distribution franchise agreement with Euroquartz which manufactures quartz crystals, oscillators, filters and frequency-related products to the electronics manufacturing industry world-wide.  “The addition of the Euroquartz product range is a natural extension to our existing portfolio of Defence, Space-grade and high-reliability products,”says Charcroft md Debbie ...

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UK made: low-pressure over-moulding service

EC Electronics is offering low-pressure over-moulding encapsulation for PCBs and cable assemblies from its facility near Reading, as well as its Romanian factory. The process is an alternative between traditional potting and injection moulding. “Although initially used in the automotive industry to waterproof connectors and to add strain-relief for wires and cables, over-moulding is now used to ...

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Dual quiet low-capacitance p-jfet, for when n-fets miss the spot

“Historically, p-channel jfets availability has declined,” according to Californian fet maker Linear Integrated Systems (LIS). “Complementary single n-channel and p-channel jfets have become limited to a few industry standards. Complementary monolithic dual n-channel and p-channel jfets have not been offered for many years, leaving designers under supported.” And its answer to the dearth of choice is ...

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Toshiba in volume shipment of new current photorelays

Toshiba shipping volume quantities of two new high current photorelays that are fabricated using the latest U-MOS IX semiconductor process. The TLP3553A and TLP3555A devices feature OFF-state output terminal voltage ratings of 30V and 60V, and ON-state continuous current ratings of 4A and 3A – higher than previous generation products. When operated in pulsed mode, ...

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Infineon in production of 1200V TRENCHSTOP IGBT S6 series.

Infineon is in volume production of  the 1200V TRENCHSTOP IGBT6. It is the first discrete IGBT duopack on the market manufactured on 12 inch wafers. The product family was optimized for use in hard switching and resonant topologies operating at switching frequencies from 15 kHz to 40 kHz. Typical applications for the IGBT6 are uninterruptible ...

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SEMI objects to China tariffs

SEMI has objected to tariffs on Chinese imports used by the semiconductor manufacturing equipment industry SEMI’s Jonathan Davis has called for the removal of 29 tariff lines covering items critical to semiconductor manufacturing including machines and spare parts used to make, wafers, flat panel displays and masks. Davis stressed that while SEMI supports stronger protections ...

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DCMS objects to Facebook responses

The DCMS ( Digital, Culture, Media and Sport ministry) published a report yesterday saying that Facebook was disingenuous in answers to questions from a parliamentary committee ‘to the point of obstruction’. The DCMS report was investigating the use of Facebook to interfere in elections and to publish fake news  and Is  looking at whether social ...

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